Speaking Engagements
convenor for Parlour LAB33 / convenor for Parlour LAB32 / convenor for Parlour LAB31 / convenor for Parlour LAB30 / convenor for Parlour LAB29 / convenor for Parlour LAB28 / co-host for Parlour LAB27 / host for Urbis First Nations Talk Series: balancing cultural preservation with innovation and sustainability / convenor for Parlour LAB26 / host for Urbis Inclusive Design and Placemaking Lunch & Learn seminar / co-host for Parlour LAB25 / convenor for Parlour LAB24 / co-host for Parlour LAB23 / convener for Parlour LAB22 / LEA Queensland ‘Disruption to Transformation’ speaker / co-host for Parlour LAB21 / co-host for Parlour LAB20 / co-host for Parlour LAB19 / QLD Local Government Heritage Conference on effective community engagement / co-host for Parlour LAB18 / Guest lecture on remote and informal settlements for Bachelor of Architecture students / Parlour POD podcast episode / co-host for Parlour LAB17 / co-host for Parlour LAB16 / co-host for Parlour LAB15 / curator of Parlour LAB14 / co-host for Parlour LAB13 / Research Seminar: Resilient Remote Communities / ABC Big Ideas: Housing Stress / UQ Global Leadership Series: How do we house every Australian? / co-host for Parlour LAB12 / SEED year-end presentation / co-host for Parlour LAB11 / co-host for Parlour LAB10 / Research in Practice seminar / co-host for Parlour LAB08 / NAIDOC week panel discussion / co-host for Parlour LAB 07 seminar / co-host for Parlour LAB 06 seminar / Guest lecture for Master of Urban Design studio / Guest lecture for Master of Architecture masterplanning studio / co-host for Parlour LAB 05 seminar / co-host for Parlour LAB 04 / Weekly 2 hour lectures for Architecture in Society undergraduate students / co-host for Parlour LAB 03 / Invited Speaker for Place Shapers London workshop / co-host for Parlour LAB 02 / moderator for Alumni Webinar with Julia Watson / co-host for Parlour LAB 01 / Parlour Winter Salon 2020 / Guest Lecture at The University of Queensland on Informal settlements in Ahmedabad / CPD talk for m3architecture / Lecture on Architectural Presentations at The University of Queensland / Research Methods Workshop attendee at the Aboriginal Environments Research Centre / CPD talk for Deicke Richards / Create Positive Change Speaker / Conference presenter at EDRA50 in New York / Lecture for Bruce Architecture Society on Architectural Research, Design, Construction and Process / Fieldwork Seminar at The University of Queensland / Guest Lecture at The University of Queensland on Informal Urbanism / Research Methods Seminar / Global Change Institute Seminar Presenter / CPD talk for Rothe Lowman / Guest Lecture at The University of Queensland on designing Bholu 15 Preschool / Working In Asia Panelist / Pecha Kucha Brisbane Vol.48 Presenter / Guest Lecture at The University of Queensland on Ramapir No Tekro Informal Settlement / Invited speaker for EmAGN QLD Value series on Building a Preschool in India /
In The News
How Brisbane's 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games can learn from the past to create a legacy for people with a disability (ABC News, 2024) / Testing the role of digital technologies in recording values of human settlements in Asia and the Pacific (UNESCO World Heritage Convention, 2023) / Indigenous Design Framework (UQ Contact Magazine, 2022) / Launch of Indigenous Design Framework (UQ School of Architecture News, 2022) / International Women’s Day (UQ EAIT, 2022) / How designing hospitals for Indigenous people might benefit everyone (The Conversation, 2019) / The spaces between (The NAME It Podcast, 2019) / Sundays with Jess Ong (ABC Radio Darwin, 2019) / Women to the Front: Working in Asia (Architecture Australia, 2018) / Research Winner (F Magazine, 2019) / International Recognition for Architecture Research (UQ EAIT News, 2019) / International Recognition for Architecture Research (UQ News, 2019) / Women in action seize global opportunities (EAIT News, 2018) / Understanding the messiness of Life (ArchitectureAU, 2018) / Seven winning ideas for Queensland’s ‘missing middle’ (Architecture-AU, 2017) / Architecture, influence and altruism: 2017 Asia Pacific Architecture Forum (Architecture-AU, 2017) / Winning designs revealed for Queensland’s “missing middle” competition (Architecture and Design, 2017) / Dulux Study Tour Names Rising Stars of Australian Architecture (Furnishing International, 2016) /
Honours & Awards
Value Award (Urbis, 2024) / Spotlight Award (Urbis, 2023) / Most Effective Teacher Nomination (UQ EAIT Faculty, 2020) / Three Minute Thesis (3MT) first prize winner (UQ School of Architecture, 2020) / Best Student Paper Award in Shanghai, China (Digital Cultural Heritage conference, 2019) / Best Student Paper Award in New York, USA (EDRA50 conference, 2019) / AIA Queensland Chapter President’s Prize awarded to EmAGN QLD during co-chair leadership (AIA Chapter President, 2018) / Density and Diversity Done Well design competition winner (QLD Department of Energy and Public Works, 2017) / Ideas for Change first prize winner (UQ Global Change Institute, 2017) / William Curnow AM Award and Golden Jubilee Bursary (UQ School of Architecture, 2017) / Karl and Gertrude Langer Memorial Design Prize (UQ School of Architecture, 2012) / R. Martin Wilson Memorial Prize in Architecture (UQ School of Architecture, 2008) /
Publications
Kali Marnane (2024) ‘The Hidden Logic of India’s Housing Called “Slums”’ Urban Land Institute. https://urbanland.uli.org/issues-trends/the-hidden-logic-of-indias-housing-called-slums
Kali Marnane and Timothy O’Rourke (2024) ‘Informal settlements and the continuity of Gujarati building traditions in Ahmedabad.’ The Journal of Architecture, 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1080/13602365.2024.2350990
Carroll Go-Sam, Kelly Greenop, Kali Marnane, and Maram Shaweesh (2024) Gununa Futures: a report on housing, energy and town design in Gununa, Mornington Island, Queensland. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland. https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:ed6b05a
Kali Marnane, Julie Saunders, Laura Dance, and Sarah Quinlan (2024) ‘Game Changers: Developing an inclusive employment legacy from the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.’ Urbis and QDN. https://qdn.org.au/our-work/game-changers-report/
Vicki Triantis, Kali Marnane, Melissa Luki, and Kristen Saul (2024) ‘Crafting Creative Clusters.’ Urbis. https://urbis.com.au/insights-news/crafting-creative-clusters/
Kali Marnane (2024) ‘Working Together Towards a Housing Legacy’ In Designing Our Future: Economic, environmental and social opportunities for south east Queensland. Committee for Brisbane. https://committeeforbrisbane.org.au/storage/2024/02/Thought-Leadership-Document_Final_2024.pdf
Mark Dawson, Julie Saunders, Julian Thomas, Kali Marnane, Carlos Frias, and Christina Bagot (2023) ‘National Housing and Homelessness Plan Issues Paper Submission.’ Urbis. https://urbis.com.au/insights-news/unlocking-the-door-a-plan-to-fix-australias-housing-and-homelessness-crisis/
Kali Marnane and Stephanie Wyeth (2023) A Love And Kindness Project: Patternbook Volume 1. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:8cbc727
Kali Marnane (2023) ‘In-Between Urbanism: The physical, functional, socio-cultural, and identity-forming role of the otla in informal settlements in Ahmedabad.’ Habitat International. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2023.102912
Kali Marnane (2023) ‘Design for Fragility Book Review.’ Architecture Australia, 5: 81. https://architectureau.com/articles/designing-for-fragility/
Kali Marnane (2023) ‘How India’s ‘slum-free’ redevelopment fails residents by ignoring their design insights and needs.’ The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/how-indias-slum-free-redevelopment-fails-residents-by-ignoring-their-design-insights-and-needs-204031
Kali Marnane and Kelly Greenop (2023) ‘Housing adequacy in an informal built environment: case studies from Ahmedabad.’ Journal of Housing and the Built Environment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10901-023-10029-x
Kali Marnane (2022) ‘Camps, Cottages and Homes: Indigenous Agency in making Queensland home’. ArchitectureAU.
Kali Marnane and Theresa Bower (2021) Campuses on Countries: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Design Framework Engagement Report at The University of Queensland. St Lucia, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland. https://doi.org/10.14264/c684e38
Carroll Go-Sam, Kelly Greenop, Kali Marnane, and Theresa Bower (2021) Campuses on Countries: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Design Framework at The University of Queensland. St Lucia, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland. https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:955791e
Xiaoxin Zhao, Kali Marnane and Kelly Greenop (2021) ‘The role of digital technologies in recording values of human settlements: testing a practical Historic Urban Landscape approach in China and India.’ Digital Creativity. https://doi.org/10.1080/14626268.2021.2001538
Kali Marnane (2021) An Architecture of Informality: the physical and social environment of two informal settlements in Ahmedabad, India. PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, The University of Queensland. https://doi.org/10.14264/00536c8
Kali Marnane and Xiaoxin Zhao (2019) ‘Digital Places: Revealing the physical, social and cultural significance of settlements in China and India with digital technologies’. Paper presented at digital cultural heritage FUTURE VISIONS: a landscape perspective. Shanghai, 23-24 November 2019. Tongji University.
Kali Marnane (2019) What Village Are You From? Understanding the origins and morphology of informal settlements in Ahmedabad, India. Paper presented at EDRA50: Sustainable Urban Environments, Brooklyn, New York, 22–26 May 2019. Environmental Design Research Association.
Kali Marnane (2019) Incremental Change: Understanding the Morphology of Informal Settlements in Ahmedabad, India. Poster presented at EDRA50: Sustainable Urban Environments, Brooklyn, New York, 22–26 May 2019. Environmental Design Research Association.
Kali Marnane (2018) Young People Designing Brownsville’s Heart - #2. Gehl Blog. New York: Gehl.
Kali Marnane (2018) Young People Designing Brownsville’s Heart - #1. Gehl Blog. New York: Gehl.
Kali Marnane (2017) A Preschool in an Indian Slum. Design Online. Brisbane: The State Library of Queensland.
Andrew Wilson, Akari Yokokawa, Nicholas Flutter and Kali Marnane (2011). Amplifications [golden teeth]: Urban space as outdoor museum Place Lalla Yeddouna, A Neighbourhood in the Medina of Fez, Morocco International Competition Entry. UIA2011 Tokyo The XXIV Congress of Architecture, Tokyo, Japan, September 25-October 1, 2011. The Japan Institute of Architects.
